Project objective: to research and further understand your given topic with your partner. Once research was completed, the partner team was to create a concept map to illustrate and organize the information that was found.
The word was "lawn." My partner was Ian O'Saben. Initially we split up the research and then came together with what we had. Then, we looked over the information that we had and looked to see where the information was lacking; where the holes were in the map. At each stage of the map, we continued to research small parts to add onto the map. We kept our focus of specifics such as lawn laws and grass types to local Kansas City, because our research showed us that different counties or towns had different rules or laws set up.
Concept Map: "Lawn" take number one. Our original focus was to get the information up and decide how to visually split up the different categories of information.
My Iteration 1.
My Iteration 2.
My Iteration 3.
My Iteration 4.
My Iteration 5.
Ian's Iteration 1.
Ian's Iteration 2.
Ian's Iteration 3.
Ian's Iteration 4.
Ian's Iteration 5.
We ended up going with my color scheme of greens and Ian's DIY/interactive feel, which is a good combination of the two that will portray the message that we're going for.
Bibliography of where information was found:
History of the Lawn Mower. http://thelawnmower.info/history.php
How to Aerate. http://www.allaboutlawns.com/lawn-maintenance-care/aerating-and-thatch/how-do-i-aerate.php
Flymo, Lawn Mover invention. http://sixties60s.com/1963gadgets.htm
History of the American Lawn. http://www.american-lawns.com/history/history_lawn.html
History of Aeration. http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/AERATION/aeration.htm
Leavenworth, Kansas lawn laws. http://www.lvks.org/department/division.asp?fDD=15-74
Lawn Be Gone by Gabriela Worrel
Really Useful: The origins of everyday things by Joel Levy
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati
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